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Grocery stores in Piscataquis County, ME
How Piscataquis County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,584 of 2,070 scored counties
#13 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 12
- 6 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $51.3M
- On groceries · $6,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,409
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Piscataquis County is 33 (lower middle), #1,584 of 2,070 scored counties and #13 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 grocery stores in Piscataquis County. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 14.3 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Piscataquis County spend about $51.3M a year on groceries, or $6,117 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 grocery stores, that is $4.3M per store, 54% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Piscataquis County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 1,398 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Piscataquis County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Piscataquis County compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Piscataquis County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 8.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $7.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,398 | 1,673 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,117 | $6,619 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,345 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 254
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Piscataquis County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Piscataquis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,409+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,385
- Median age
- 49.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,961 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $61,345+50.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,023
- Median home value
- $170,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,344
- Daytime population
- 15,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sagadahoc County, ME | 75 | 10 | 6.1 | $11.2M | +3.4% | #302 of 2,070 |
| 2York County, ME | 73 | 56 | 6.1 | $11.3M | +4.8% | #341 of 2,070 |
| 3Kennebec County, ME | 68 | 34 | 6.3 | $10.2M | +3.5% | #459 of 2,070 |
| 4Androscoggin County, ME | 59 | 32 | 6.8 | $9.3M | +4.8% | #721 of 2,070 |
| 5Penobscot County, ME | 58 | 50 | 7.7 | $8.3M | +3.8% | #760 of 2,070 |
| 6Cumberland County, ME | 57 | 118 | 8.9 | $8M | +4.5% | #789 of 2,070 |
| 7Somerset County, ME | 51 | 17 | 7.3 | $8.2M | +2.3% | #985 of 2,070 |
| 8Lincoln County, ME | 49 | 18 | 10.8 | $6.1M | +3.8% | #1,068 of 2,070 |
| 9Oxford County, ME | 48 | 24 | 9.9 | $6.2M | +4.2% | #1,099 of 2,070 |
| 10Waldo County, ME | 39 | 21 | 12.0 | $5.4M | +2.6% | #1,408 of 2,070 |
| 13Piscataquis County, ME | 33 | 12 | 14.3 | $4.3M | +3.5% | #1,584 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Piscataquis County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores41
- Grocery stores33
- Convenience stores39
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery stores are in Piscataquis County, ME?
There are 12 grocery stores on map listings in Piscataquis County as of September 2026. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Piscataquis County, ME spend on groceries?
About $51.3M a year, or $6,117 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,385 households in Piscataquis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Piscataquis County, ME compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Piscataquis County has 14.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.3M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Piscataquis County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,398 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Piscataquis County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Piscataquis County at 17,409 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,385 households. Median household income in Piscataquis County is $61,345, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.0%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Piscataquis County scores 33 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,584 of 2,070 scored counties.
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